Great Olympians

Biographies - BIG


Víctor Bigand Ricardone

B. 1901-05-11, represented Argentina
Shooting
1924 HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol 21st 0.96
0.96


Eric James Bigby

B. 1940-03-06, from NSW, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay SF:5th 32.5
32.5


Antonio Biggi

B. 1904-10-19, Carrara, Italy; D. 1966
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Sculpture - unknown event AC 0.083
0.083


Richard Biggins

B. 1967-09-09, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Alpine Skiing
1988 HP
Men's Super-G 31st -2.64
Men's Giant Slalom 32nd -2.40
Men's Slalom dnf -17.16
0.0104


Tyrell Biggs

B. 1962-12-22, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Boxing (1 gold)
1984 HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+91 kg) gold 9600
9600


Milo Bigler

B. 1914-10-02, Sankt Moritz, Switzerland
Skeleton
1948 HP
Men's Skeleton dnf 15
15


Samuel Leo Bigler

B. 1947-01-20, Columbia, Penn., USA
Weightlifting
1976 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 10th 150
150


John Robinson Biglow

B. 1957-12-20, Seattle, Wash., USA
Rowing
1984 HP
Men's Single Sculls fourth 2400
2400


Mary Bignal

competed in 1964 as

Mary Rand

B 1940-02-10, Great Britain
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1960 1964 HP
80 m Hurdles fourth - 2400
4 x 100 m final bronze 800
Long Jump 9th gold 9840
Pentathlon silver 6000
19040

She was unlucky at Roma. She missed the bronze medal at the hurdles by 0.1 sec, her team lost the baton in the 4x100 m, in the long jump she jumped 6.33 in qualifying (which would have won silver) but only 6.01 in the final (good for ninth place) - and there was no pentathlon competition yet. At Tokyo, she would make amends.
She would later marry William Toomey, Olympic Decathlon champion at Mexico City. They divorced in 1992 and she re-married again.


Robert Francis "Bob" Bignall

B. 1922-03-14, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; D. 2013-08-11
Football
1956 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287


Herb Bignall

B. 1906-01-28, Reigate, England, Great Britain; D. 1989-10-30
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's Marathon 21st 0.96
0.96


Michel Bignon

B. 1891, represented France; D. 1926-09-18
Equestrianism - Jumping
1924 HP
Jumping, Individual dnf 0.000032
Jumping, Team dnf -
0.000032


Roger Bignon

B. 1935-11-12, Paris, France
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50


Victor Bignon Guzman

represented Chile
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg) R2 79.13
79.13


Armand Henri Gustave Bigot

B. 1934-05-03, Longué-Jumelles, France; D. 2011-03-10
Equestrianism - Eventing
1972 1976 1980 1984 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual 34th 20th 1.252
Three-Day Event, Team 11th fourth 416
417.252


Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-10-13

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